"Successfully" graduating two kids into their 20’s, I’m still locked into high school hell with #3. I spoke too soon in my last post regarding a high level of trust for New Year’s Eve. Poor Mari, given permission to be left in charge to chaperone a handful of 17 year olds, realizes it only takes one party goer to spoil it for the rest. After a comment on that teen timebomb, Facebook, the handful turned into 35. That would be 34 semi well behaved teens, at least well behaved enough not to inflict damage on themselves or their immediate surroundings, and one out of control young woman who left her stomach contents, which included an entire bottle of red wine, on my carpet. As Mari warned her, it’s just as red coming up as it was going down. And, guess what? It doesn’t come out no matter how much enzyme cleaner you use.
As a firm believer in natural and logical consequences for guiding childhood behaviour, the 17 yr old will be handing over his paycheques until all damages are fixed, including the crystal vase, which, while falling off the shelf, took out the Ott Light floor lamp, the two, smashed and broken on the living room floor. I also believe in teachable moments and Mr.B has learned a new concept – collateral damage. When someone bangs into the bathroom sink, and breaks a faucet pipe, the water damage to the closet below is also your responsibility.
Obliviously away from home on New Year’s Eve, with Blogless Marsha and Dave, we decided that rather then concentrate on our customary discussion of resolutions, we would list things in our lives that help us feel good. You KNOW that yarn was on that list. Marsha and I took it seriously and started our New Year at 8:00 a.m. at Bellingham’s Apple Yarns’s 30% off everything sale. Following through with my personal promise to increase my stash only with sale items, here’s my haul minus the swift that I was not quick enough to add to my basket, they sold out too swiftly so to speak. But Dream in Color, Koigu, silk blend (!) Manos, Colinette Jitterbug, and Sublime will all help make my knitting life happy.
Note to Knitters: smart Andrea, owner of Apple Yarns, has scheduled two sales per year – New Year’s Day and the 4th of July – 30% off everything form 8:00a.m-noon. She even serves Starbucks coffee to eager early birds. I know it’s difficult for Canadian knitters to manage the border on holiday weekends, but be assured, her inventory of yarn may just be too irresistible to wait for the sales. If you get the opportunity to visit tell her I say Hi.
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